HR 297
118th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
To direct the Secretary concerned to reinstate a member involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of such member to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Plain-English summary
This bill requires the military departments to reinstate individuals (upon their request) who were involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely based on their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Such individuals must be reinstated in the grade they held prior to the separation.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
37
Lesko, Debbie
R
Joyce, David P.
Graves, Garret
R
Mann, Tracey
R
Allen, Rick W.
R
Babin, Brian
R
Biggs, Andy
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Bishop, Dan
R
Bost, Mike
R
Burchett, Tim
R
Cline, Ben
R
Cloud, Michael
R
Donalds, Byron
Duncan, Jeff
R
Fallon, Pat
R
Finstad, Brad
Gaetz, Matt
R
Harshbarger, Diana
R
Huizenga, Bill
R
Hunt, Wesley
Johnson, Bill
R
Kelly, Mike
R
Loudermilk, Barry
R
Massie, Thomas
R
McClain, Lisa C.
R
Miller, Mary E.
R
Moolenaar, John R.
R
Murphy, Gregory F.
R
Perry, Scott
Posey, Bill
R
Rutherford, John H.
R
Stauber, Pete
R
Steube, W. Gregory
R
Tenney, Claudia
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 297: To direct the Secretary concerned to reinstate a member involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of such member to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-297/
"H.R. 297: To direct the Secretary concerned to reinstate a member involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of such member to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-297/.
H.R. 297, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-297/.
[H.R. 297: To direct the Secretary concerned to reinstate a member involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of such member to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-297/)